The letters in this file were written to Bill and Lila Mayo, Daphne Mayo's parents. Some are letters they have written to each other. They are presumed to be from the estate of her mother, Lila Mayo. Some letters were mistakenly filed in with correspondence to Daphne.

Exhibition catalogues from Australian art galleries including: Anthony Horderns' Fine Art Gallery; Australian National Gallery; Australian War Memorial; Bonython Art Gallery; Clune Galleries; Design Arts Centre; David Jones' Art Gallery; Finney's Gallery; Farmer's Blaxland Gallery; Gainsborough Gallery; Grosvenor Galleries; Johnstone Gallery; Lefevre Galleries; Macquarie Galleries; Moreton Galleries; Art Gallery of New South Wales (National Art Gallery of New South Wales); Philip Bacon Galleries; Qantas Gallery; Queensland Art Fund; Queensland Art Gallery. Other catalogues include: Australian Academy of Art; Blake Prize; Contemporary art society; Royal tour exhibition; Mitchell Library Sydney Ure Smith Memorial Exhibition; Society of Artists Annual Exhibition.

Daphne Mayo was nominated to act in an advisory capacity to the War Memorial Art Committee in May 1944. Minutes for three of the meetings are in this file: 3 Dec 1946, 25 Oct 1948 and 4 Dec 1950.

Approximately 44 letters (some incomplete, undated) and 1 telegram from Bill and Lila Mayo to their daughter Daphne from 22 August 1919 to 15 November 1929. One letter has a note attached about the death of their son and Daphne's brother, Richard Henry McArthur Mayo (1892-1924).

Receipts, invoices, correspondence relating to works of art and studio expenses, dated from 9 Nov 1918 to 25 Oct 1939. Small notebook with lists of professional expenses with one page having a note across the top 'June 1936 to June 1937'.

Handwritten notes, in pencil, on painting techniques, use of colour, and the essentials of picture making. From handwritting determined to be the work of Vida Lahey.

Early years to 1919 including: Daphne Mayo with cat; Daphne Mayo and young woman, Brisbane; Daphne Mayo, 1919; Daphne Mayo at the beach; and Godfrey Rivers and Daphne Mayo with others at a picnic.

Correspondence from Daphne Mayo to her parents.